The National Weather Service has moved South Central Illinois into the enhanced area for several thunderstorm activity expected Saturday, primarily in the afternoon and evening hours. The severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing strong tornadoes, hail in excess two inches in diameter and damaging winds. Stay tuned for updates throughout the day. Here’s the…… Read more »
The Fayette County Health Department has announced its first positive case of COVID-19. No other information is being released about the case. As a result of the positive case, Fayette County Board Chairman Jeff Beckman has signed a Proclamation of Disaster that will move Fayette County up on the list to receive Personal Proteand other…… Read more »
State School Superintendent Dr. Carmen Ayala has declared any additional missed school days until in-person instruction can resume as Remote Learning Days that will not have to be made up. Ayala says during Remote Learning Days, schools may implement either an e-learning plan or a remote learning day plan that provides students with instruction and…… Read more »
Marion County remains without a confirmed case of COVID-19. Health Administrator Melissa Mallow announced Friday they have now received the results back of 37 tests, all of which were negative. The negatives include all the previous pending cases and there are now two new pending cases. However, Mallow notes with five confirmed cases in Clinton…… Read more »
Salem Police are investigating a Thursday night report of an attempted child abduction. The 13-year-old female juvenile reported that while walking eastbound on the south side of the street near the 400 block of East Boone at 7:50 Thursday evening a suspect who was traveling eastbound pulled alongside of her in what was described as…… Read more »
East Lawn Cemetery will be cleaned on Monday, March 30. All flowers, grave blankets, trinkets, etc. will be removed from gravesites on that date. Families are asked to refrain from placing new flowers on the gravesites until after clean up. Any vases or arrangements that they would like to keep should be removed prior to…… Read more »
The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported 488 new Coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths. The Friday report indicates there have now been 3,026 cases reported, including 34 deaths, in 40 Illinois Counties. Jefferson County Health Department was notified late Thursday of a positive case of COVID-19 within Jefferson County. The patient is a…… Read more »
The Marion County 911 Emergency Phone system is now once again fully operational. You no longer have to call the Marion County Sheriff’s Department for 911 service. A technical problem at AT&T had caused the 911 lines and all the non-emergency lines to go out at the Salem and Centralia Police Departments. The problem with…… Read more »
Daniel Blaine Carter, age 56, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 9:38 A.M. on Thursday, March 26, 2020, due to complications of bilateral pneumonia at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. Mr. Carter was a member of the Catholic Church and received the Last Rites of the Church prior to his passing by…… Read more »
William Joseph Woodfall, age 77 of Mt. Vernon, Illinois was called home to be with the Lord at 7:26 pm on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at his home where he fought the good fight with cancer. He was born September 20, 1942, in Salem, Illinois to Joseph T. Woodfall and Willadene (Millican) Woodfall. He married Nida Rankin on December…… Read more »